What am I reading? Thanks for asking. Besides the obligatory football preview magazines, I’ve been working on Cormac McCarthy’s “Suttree.”
According to Publisher’s Weekly:
Set in Knoxville, Tenn., in the 1950s, this novel tells the story of a man who has repudiated his well-to-do parents, deserted his wife and is now a river fisherman who consorts with robbers, ragmen and other outcasts. McCarthy captures these people’s lives and speech with a tough, lyric grace.
It’s great so far, and as a Knoxville resident, it’s fun to follow the lay of the land through the wanderings of the protagonist, Suttree.
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